Congress MP Jairam Ramesh has criticized Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for turning down in the Union Budget the proposals like inclusion of breakfast in schools, upward revision in honorarium given to Anganwadi workers under Saksham aanganawadi and Poshan 2.0.
Reacting to Congress MP Manish Tewari's remarks that Budget is "as useless a ritual as the President address", BJP MP Deepak Prakash accused the Congress leaders of being mentally bankrupt and called the budget the "symbol of the aspirations of 140 crore Indians."
Ahead of the Union Budget presentation, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said on Saturday the most important thing is that fundamental reforms are needed in Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Businessman Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday expressed scepticism about the Union Budget 2025, stating that he has "very little expectations" from the government. He added that the Union Budget should be in the interest of the people.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari told ANI that INDIA alliance parties will raise the issues of inflation, unemployment, and the Maha Kumbh stampede in Parliament
He said that there is no serious proposal for the BRICS to come up with an alternative currency to the dollar and called the dollar a "practical convenience" for most nations in the world.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Friday remarked that his perception of India differs significantly from that of President Droupadi Murmu, claiming that she avoids discussing the harsh realities of the country.
The Rouse Avenue court reserved its order on judgment in a case against Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar. This case is related to the killing of the father-son duo in the Saraswati Vihar area on November 1, 1984.
Congress MP Rajiv Shukla on Friday slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre for its handling of the economy, saying that inflation is on the rise while GDP growth is not sufficient.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Friday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ''videshi chingari' remark and stated that it's incumbent upon him to expose that foreign interference.